Category: Prog Metal

Ricardo Confessori steps out from behind the drum kit with “Realm Breaker”, a cinematic metal concept album built around humanity, technology and the fear of losing control of both. Heavy riffs, orchestral layers and a rotating cast of powerful Brazilian voices give the record the scale of a dystopian metal opera.

Best known for his work with KORZUS, ANGRA and SHAMAN, Confessori has spent decades shaping Brazilian heavy metal from behind the drums. “Realm Breaker” is the first time he places his own name at the center of a full-length project, and he uses that freedom to build something much broader than a conventional solo record.

The album unfolds as a science-fiction narrative about the collision between human instinct and artif

Calgary metallers THE ASTRAL PROPHETS launch their first full-length with “Invasion”, an eight-track blast of groove, power and cosmic heavy metal. Big riffs, punchy bass, soaring hooks and sci-fi atmosphere turn the album into something that feels halfway between a battle cruiser and a biker bar in deep space.

The band call their style “Power Groove”, and that tag actually makes sense. There is the muscular stomp of groove metal, the uplift and melodic sweep of power metal, plus enough synth work and futuristic texture to keep the whole thing from sounding earthbound.

“Target Locked” opens with a blunt, heavy riff and immediately establishes the album’s strongest weapon: the rhythm section hits hard, but the songs still leave plenty of room for

Tunisian-French metallers MYRATH strike again with “Echoes of the Fallen”, a pre-album release tied to their 2026 full-length “Wilderness of Mirrors”. The track carries everything that makes the band instantly recognizable: razor-cut riffs, cinematic orchestration, Middle Eastern color and Zaher Zorgati’s soaring voice riding over the whole thing like a flare in the desert night.

Country: Tunisia / France
Label: earMUSIC
Genre: Progressive Metal / Melodic Metal / Oriental Metal
Year: 2026
Format: Pre-CD Single

01 – Echoes of the Fallen (4:03)
02 – Until the End
03 – Soul of My Soul
04 – Shape of My Heart 2026

Zaher Zorgati – Vocals
Malek Ben Arbia – Guitar

Rotterdam progressive metallers UNFINISHED make a striking first full-length statement with “Crow Bird”, a debut that refuses to sit quietly inside one box. Formed in 2022 by four Codarts students, the band pull from modern progressive metal, alternative metal and atmospheric rock, with traces of TesseracT, VOLA and DOOL in the bloodstream — but they are already twisting those influences into something much more personal.

Across ten tracks, “Crow Bird” moves from high-energy riffing and melodic bass work to fragile piano-led passages and darker, cinematic stretches. The record circles themes of collapse, memory and inner turmoil, with Nina van Beelen’s vocals and lyrics giving the music its emotional spine. “Lake Killer” and “Smoke” stret

Genre: Progressive Heavy Metal
Country: USA (Portland, OR)
Year of release: 2014–2026

2014 “Cursed Invoked” (00:57:27)
2018 “Earth To Ashes” (01:05:41)
2026 “Days On End” (01:05:03)

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